Recently in the news, there's a story of an American man who went to Japan to retrieve his kids, kidnapped by their Japanese mother, his ex-wife. He was arrested by the Japanese police after taking the kids, just steps away from the American consulate.
The backstory: they were married for 14 years. Had two kids, 6 and 8. Lived in Japan for a long time, then came back. He had an affair. They divorced. He married the woman he had an affair with. Gave the ex a divorce settlement of $700K plus alimony, education funds, etc. Had joint custody for the kids. He always believed that his wife would take off with the kids, but the judge believed her. And now she has.
When I first heard the story without all the details, I sympathized with him. As the story of the couple came out, I can't help but feel for the wife. I don't know if it's because I'm Asian, or if it's because he cheated, but I feel like he in a way deserves this. I suppose it's very heroic what he's trying to do, knowing that the odds are against him. Still, where's the ex-wife's story? It's a very American thing to do to publicize your own story to let other people know.
I wonder what the resolution to the case will be? Whether any politicians will step in to try to resolve it as a diplomatic case?
